Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 2137 USERS: C YOU GRADE IT Boom Goes The Dynamite?
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2009.03.02
Oh, how I did not miss Sylar and Luke, but here they are, and Sylar's driving as Luke uses the purloined laptop to confirm that they're not being tracked. Sylar notes that he sounds disappointed, and Luke basically says he'd like to see a bunch of agents show up so he could kill them, and when Sylar's the one with the grip on reality in your twosome, it's time to think seriously about medication. Luke then wonders why they're bothering with this trip, as parents suck, and he may have forgotten the cheesetastic moment the two of them had about dads and identity and finding your way in the world and blah, but I sure haven't. He says his dad used to put cigarettes out on his arm, and starts to show Sylar the scars, but before he can say, "This is what happens in my house when you spill paint in the garage," Sylar shuts up him by telekinetically flinging his face up against the window. He hilariously tells Luke he should have been wearing his seatbelt before asking why he doesn't want him to see his dad, and Luke starts to stammer something about not getting it, but Sylar cuts him off, saying his dad's the only one with answers, and that's all he needs to know. When Sylar releases him, however, he still won't shut up, saying Sylar's the most powerful guy on the planet, and they don't need anyone. Sylar isn't listening, though, and not just on general principles -- he pulls the car into an abandoned diner called "Big Jim's," and gets out and looks at it in apparent recognition. He waves a hand, and the boards start flying off the entrance...
...and then we're back in the Bennet kitchen, as Claire is trying to apologize to Sandra, saying she knows she wants a normal life and a regular family, but that's why she and Bennet have to lie -- to protect her. Sandra, having already won this argument with Bennet, says she's not some fragile creature -- she's strong, stronger than they think, and she knows more than they think she knows. Well, that's not surprising, otherwise why would The Company have sent The Haitian to puree her brain every few weeks? Ashley Crow's Southern accent reveals itself as she tells Claire that there's a van outside right now, and the people in it are watching them. "They're watching you." Claire, shocked, moves to the front door, opens it a crack, and sees a van that supposedly belongs to a pool-cleaning company...